Pharmacy Standards and Quality Pharmacist
hace 10 horas
City of London
FAIRVIEW HEALTH Pharmacy Standards and Quality Pharmacist Part-Time | 3 Days per Week | Pharmacy Office, North West London Location: North West London Department: Pharmacy Office (Head Office) Reports To: Superintendent Pharmacist Working Pattern: Part-Time, 3 days per week, 9:00am to 5:00pm Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 FTE (pro-rata circa £33,000 to £39,000 for 3 days), dependent on experience Benefits: Workplace pension, annual leave (pro-rata), professional indemnity cover, on-site parking, flexible working culture. A Genuinely Different Kind of Pharmacist Role Most pharmacist roles ask you to choose between clinical depth and strategic influence. This one offers both. As Pharmacy Standards and Quality Pharmacist, you will sit at the heart of our central governance function, helping to shape how a growing multi-site pharmacy network operates, learns, and improves. Fairview Health is investing meaningfully in its Pharmacy Office, and this newly created post is a cornerstone of that investment. You will work directly with senior leadership, influence decisions that affect every site, and have the autonomy to design systems rather than simply maintain them. It is a part-time role with full-weight responsibility, well suited to an experienced pharmacist who wants strategic impact alongside genuine work-life balance. Role Purpose To lead and embed compliance, medicines safety, quality assurance, and risk management activity across all Fairview Health pharmacy sites, ensuring full alignment with UK legislation, GPhC standards, and our internal governance frameworks. The postholder will act as a central governance authority, supporting site teams, strengthening incident reporting and learning systems, and driving continuous improvement across the organisation. Key ResponsibilitiesRegulatory Compliance and Governance • Ensure all sites remain compliant with UK legislation, the Human Medicines Regulations, and GPhC standards., • Monitor regulatory updates and lead structured implementation across the organisation., • Drive inspection readiness planning and coordinate regulatory responses. Quality and Medicines Safety • Provide pharmacist-level oversight of medicines safety systems across all sites., • Review incident reporting trends, near-miss data, and controlled drug incidents to identify patterns and themes., • Lead root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented effectively., • Support sites in strengthening incident reporting processes and learning from errors., • Embed consistent and structured medicines safety review mechanisms. Audit and Risk Management • Design and maintain structured audit programmes across sites., • Conduct internal compliance and governance reviews., • Contribute to organisational risk assessments and maintain oversight registers., • Identify compliance gaps and develop risk mitigation action plans., • Monitor corrective actions and ensure timely follow-up. Incident Reporting and Learning • Oversee the management and review of incident reporting systems across sites., • Prepare incident summaries and governance reports for senior leadership., • Build lessons learned documentation and safety improvement initiatives., • Champion a transparent, learning-focused reporting culture. Training, Culture and Engagement • Deliver compliance and quality-focused training to pharmacy teams., • Provide expert pharmacist guidance on regulatory, medicines safety, and governance requirements., • Develop a strong, sustainable quality culture across all sites., • Engage constructively with senior managers and site leads to influence improvement. Reporting and Documentation • Maintain central compliance and governance records within the Pharmacy Office., • Produce structured quality and governance reports for leadership review., • Lead preparation of documentation for inspections, audits, and commissioner engagement. Qualifications and ExperienceEssential • MPharm degree with current GPhC registration as a Pharmacist., • Demonstrable post-registration experience working within medicines safety, quality assurance, or compliance in UK pharmacy practice., • Strong working knowledge of quality control and quality auditing processes., • Comprehensive understanding of GPhC standards, the Human Medicines Regulations, and pharmacy governance frameworks., • Experience supporting or leading incident review processes and structured risk management., • Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess systems, identify gaps, and support evidence-based decision-making., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and influence senior managers., • High attention to detail and a structured, process-driven approach. Desirable • Hospital pharmacy experience., • Experience implementing or maintaining quality management systems., • Prior quality-focused role within pharmaceutical or healthcare settings., • Familiarity with compliance tracking systems, audit software, or pharmacy governance tools., • Knowledge of formal risk management and root cause analysis methodologies., • Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy, quality improvement, or governance. Working Pattern • Part-time, 3 days per week, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Working days can be agreed with the successful candidate., • Based within the Pharmacy Office (Head Office) in North West London., • Regular engagement with site teams, with occasional travel to pharmacy locations., • Some flexibility required around audit cycles and inspections. Why This Role Stands Out • Strategic seat: a central governance role with direct visibility to senior leadership and a remit that spans the entire network., • Build, do not babysit: this is a newly developed function, so you will have real scope to design systems, set standards, and shape culture., • Genuine part-time: three structured days, not a full-time job squeezed into part-time hours., • Career runway: a clear pathway towards senior quality, governance, or compliance leadership roles., • Meaningful work: every system you build directly supports safer patient care across our sites. How to Apply If you are a GPhC-registered pharmacist with a quality-focused mindset and are looking for a part-time role with real influence, we would love to hear from you.